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National - Hiring Veterans: The Best-Kept Secret in Business

When
5 Mar 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Zoom (Virtual)

Registration

NHRA - Corporate Member – $15.00
NHRA Member – $15.00
NHRA Non-Member – $40.00
Veteran – $10.00
If you are a Veteran, please select for discounted pricing.

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Join us on March 5, 2024, to hear from Wes O'Donnell, a Veteran of both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.
Discounted pricing available for Veterans!

Presentation Overview:

Veterans are some of the best employees you can hire, but their retention rate is low. Why are veterans so great and how can your company recruit, onboard, and retain them? With a tight job market, companies are increasingly interested in motivating employees and attracting the best talent. Forward-thinking companies see the value of military veterans in the workforce and want the best tools to recruit, onboard, and retain top veteran talent. In this one-hour talk, Wes explains the top five reasons why veterans are good for business, dispels myths and misconceptions about veterans, compares the differences between military and corporate culture, and gives key takeaways so audiences can take action.

Presentation Objectives:

Connect Veterans: Veteran-ERGs, veteran affinity groups, and voluntary, employee-driven support channels can increase camaraderie, boost morales, and help build an organization's external reputation.
Corporate Basic Training: Most veterans are mission-focused. Share your organization's mission, vision, values, and goal. How does their job affect the big picture?
Assign a Veteran Peer Advisor: Assign the veteran new hire a veteran of a similar age and similar title (Sr. Mgr, Director, etc.) who can guide the new hire through initial onboarding and acclimate to the new role.
Train the Entire Team: Don't force veterans to adapt to corporate culture until you make a good-faith effort to understand military culture and language. It should be a two-way street.

Speaker Bio:

Wes O'Donnell is a veteran of both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force, serving for ten years on active duty. Wes now works with HR departments, recruiters, and senior leaders at companies of all sizes to set up recruiting and onboarding programs for veterans. Wes is the founder of Warrior Lodge, a corporate training firm that's been building high-performing teams since 2013.

Wes is also in his last year of law school at Western Michigan University and he's the author of a book about public speaking called "Own the Crowd." Wes has spoken at TEDx, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and dozens of corporate clients like United Health Group and Monster Worldwide. In addition to keynotes, Wes also offers an HR boot camp (workshop) where he teaches hiring managers how to write job descriptions that attract veterans, questions to ask in the interview, and how to translate military jobs to corporate requisitions.

You can learn more about Wes at https://wesodonnell.com

This program is approved by SHRM and HRCI for 1 recertification credit hour toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®) or SHRM.